Etymograph

English

capot

Capot comes from French capot ‘bonnet (UK), hood (US)’, from Old French capote ‘hooded cloak’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-1‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput2‘head’uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput2‘head’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput3‘head’uncertain
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappa4‘raincape or riding cloak’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400capote4‘hooded cloak’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcapot5‘bonnet (UK), hood (US)’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1744capot5

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin caput
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin cappa
  4. 4 Wiktionary, French capot
  5. 5 Wiktionary, English capot
  6. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1744, Edmond Hoyle: “There are three chances in this game, viz., the…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaputWiktionary, Latin cappa‘head’uncertain
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappaWiktionary, French capot‘raincape or riding cloak’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400capoteWiktionary, French capot‘hooded cloak’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcapotWiktionary, English capot‘bonnet (UK), hood (US)’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1744capotWiktionary, English capot. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1744, Edmond Hoyle: “There are three chances in this game, viz., the…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, cash, achieve, catch, heavily, chase, capacity, cable, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, capable, haven, behave, capture, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, deceptive, cater, caption, deceit, captive, capsule, cassette, conceivable, captivity, 134 more

through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’

head, 60 more

through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’

capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capitaine, 61 more

through Latin caput ‘head’

capital, chapter, captain, chef, cattle, precipitation, capitol, mischief, capita, mischievous, cad, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, precipitous, chattel, capillary, caddie, jefe, dishevelled, capitulate, chabot, cabochon, caput, 67 more

through Late Latin cappa ‘raincape or riding cloak’

escape, cope, cabin, chapel, cape, chaplain, cabana, scamper, escapade, scamp, capa, capuchin, chaperon, 17 more

through French capot ‘bonnet (UK), hood (US)’

kaput

Today it means

noun A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “capot”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *káput, Latin caput, Latin cappa, French capot. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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